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The Waldstein is a mountain range in the northern part of the Fichtel Mountains in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, in southern Germany. The Waldstein (looking northeast) Geography
Adam von Waldstein (1570–1638), Czech noble, Supreme Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia; Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein (1762–1823), German noble, patron of Beethoven to whom the sonata is dedicated; Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (1759–1823), Austrian soldier, explorer and naturalist, older brother of the above
Coat of arms of the Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland The current Waldstein coat of arms. The House of Waldstein or House of Valdštejn is a Bohemian noble family that originated from the Kingdom of Bohemia as a branch of the Markwartinger family (House of Markvartic [1]) and gained prominence during the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty.
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland (pronunciation ⓘ; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein (Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian [a] military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).
One of 11 children, his older brothers included Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein [1] and Josef Karl von Waldstein (1755-1814), who was an enthusiast of Kabbalah and employer of Giacomo Casanova. [2] His sister Marie-Anne Waldstein (1763-1808) became a famous painter in Spain. [3] In 1787 he joined the Teutonic Knights and became a novice in ...
The Waldsteinburg, also called the Red Castle (German: Rotes Schloss) is a ruined castle on the summit of the Großer Waldstein in the Fichtel Mountains of Germany.It is also known as the Westburg ('west castle') to distinguish it from the older ruins of the Ostburg ('east castle').
The sonata's name derives from Beethoven's dedication to his close friend and patron Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein, member of Bohemian noble Waldstein family (Valdštejn). It is the only work that Beethoven dedicated to him. [1]
Waldstein Castle (German: Burg Waldstein) is a ruined castle on an eminence near Franzosenhof in the Waldstein valley near the village of Fischerbach in Ortenaukreis in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. The hill castle was built by the lords of Waldstein, was mentioned in the records in 1353, but fell into ruins after 1500. Of the ...